Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-06-17
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

glorious Fourth.
Admiral Seymour has sailed in the
war vessel Cormordnt from Victoria,
Tor trip to Sound ports.
Some of the Pioneers who attended
the reunion at Port Townsend took
advantage of the opportunity to visit
Victoria.
PRUDENTIAL Bros, of Seattle, have
bought the Pierce county wool-clip,
aggregating $4,000 pounds, at 24s
cents per pound.
1t is reported that 500 passengers
have already engaged passage on the
Uympidn for her next trip from Ia
coma to Alaska.
The few gentle showers of the past
week have greatly benefited the grow
ing crops and Encouraged the indus
trious farmers of our Territory.
Twenty-three telegraph operators
are on their way to take charge of as
many telegraph stations along the
Cascade Division between Pasco and
South Prairie.
Trains will pass over the switchback
at the rate of speed of seven miles an
hour. 1t is pronounced perfectly safe
if no faster time is made than eight
miles an hour.
Chehalis Videhe: While engaged
in chopping near the Sylvia mill Fri
day, w. r. Lindely was struck glanc-
ing blow by a branch from a falling
tree and seriously injured.
E. F. Thompson was found dead in
the city Jail at Tacoma Sunday. He
arrived there on Thursday or Friday
last from Portland, and since then had
been under the influence of liquor.
H. Knott, of Hoquiam has been
bound over to answer the charge of
grand larceny, at the Fall term of
court in Chehalis county. He has been
placed for safe-keeking in the Jail OF
Thurston county.
In response to a summons, Mrs
Hattie Dennison, the Vancouver post
master, departed ON Monday, fol
Springfield, Mo-, to appear AS witness
on behalf of the State in the case
against Mrs. Molloy.
The resignation of c. II. Prescott as
General Manager of the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation Company, which
was rendered some time ago, has al
last been accepted, and T. J. Potter
named as his successor.
While the Cascade branch OF the
N. p. r. r. is now about to be turned
over to the operating department the
new time table for the running Of
trains thereon, will probably not &C
into effect till July LIST.
Among those who were graduated
from the law department of the Ma
tional university at Washington d. c..
Monday, was c. L. Wayland, of Wash
ington Territory. He was the only
northwestern graduate.
1t has been decided to have the an
nual picnic of the employees of Pacific
division of the Northern Pacific or
Saturday, June 25th. 1t is expected
that the place for holding the same
will be at the Hot Springs.
Mrs. C. .Griswold, of Oakville, died
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs
Medcalf, in that place, on Friday the
Sd inst. The deceased was over ninety
years of age, and had been resident
of this country for about fifteen years
The officers Of the Land Department,
of the Northern Pacific Railroad have
been moved to Tacoma and were form.
ally opened in the Chamber of Com
merce building in that city Monday
An agency of the department will re-
main in Portland under charge of r.
w. Mitchell.
Gen. G. ID. Hill, ex-Treasurer OF
King county, and ex-Marshal of Seat
tie, has been arrested for raising a
county warrant from $66 to -, 166
1t is said that other crimes have beer
proven against him. He is promi
nent member of the G. A. r., a leading
Republican of the Territory, and re
tired captain on the army list, drawing
$3.50 per month.
An up-country paper says that the
other day small house, embellishet
with a man on the roof, foated dowr
the Columbia. At Castle Rock the
passenger was asked his destination
d" Portland-where dye s'pose?" wa.
the laconic reply. Don't you want
to come ashore?" Noap'-and hi
passed serenely onward to the sea
That fellow stole that house.
The thirty-ninth annual convention
of the Congregational Association o.
Oregon and Washington will be helt
ut Plymouth church in the city Of
Colfax, June 10Th to 18th inclusive
Rev. DIR. A. J. Anderson, of Walls
Walla, Rev. G.. H. Atkinson, of Port
land, Rev. P. S. knight, of Salem, and
many other prominent Christian
works are mentioned in the published
programme of exercises.
An exchange says that the dccapod
engines can haul five loaded cars over
the switchback road with ease. They
are proving to be of great service
The necessity of them will continue
even after the tunnel shall have been
finished. One will be employed in
pulling the trains from EastOn to the
east end of the tunnel while the other
will be used in drawing the cars from
Weston to the west end of the tunnel
A passenger over the Northern Pa
cific from the East informs the Walla
Walla Journal: "The cave in the
Mullen tunnel does not extend more
than twenty-five feet, but it is nasties'
twenty-five feet of cave you ever saw
As fast as the fallen earth is removed
more comes down to take its place
The break may be repaired in two
weeks, month, or it may take year
if arching all the way is found to be
required. The switch-back is relaid
and has trains are running over it by
this time"
The Long Island Canning company
which organized some time ago t.
build canneIy and experiment at can
ming CLANS and sardines, have begun
work on their establishment. Its loca.
ton is on the south end of Lonl
island, in the Shoalwater bay, where
good water and everything necessary
f. -.